MYSTERY 1965 COROMANDEL LAUNCH – LADY WINN
Earlier in the week todays photo popped up on the ’Timespanner’ page and comes to us via . The comment was that the photo was from Graeme Macdonald and captioned ‘ Boats of Coromandel Harbour, July 1965’, and was taken by Pat A Macdonald.
The centre vessel is quite a beast, very beamy. Doesn’t look like a commercial craft – can we ID her.
INPUT FROM RUSSELL WARD & HAROLD KIDD – the launch is Sam Strongman’s LADY WINN
Nice to see the cold snap has not stopped some woodys from enjoying their craft – photos below of FELICITARIE and SUSAN JANE in Oneroa, Waiheke Island. Photos ex Angus Rogers from onboard CENTAURUS,
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Russell is right, Sam Strongman’s LADY WINN
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Gottit! Lady Winn (Wyn?) -see other WW postings. The small name up fwd fits….
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Sure is -she’d have humped soundly into the waves….. Can’t remember her name tho’
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To me, the boat in today’s post, has Strongman of Coromandel as her builders, stamped all over it. — KEN R
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Looks like a Strongman vessel
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